Tax return $ upgrades

[caboose73]

Like the title says i got my tax return back got about 500 to spend on upgrades what do you guys think are the week points in my build?
Dual ACER 20inch monitors
CASE-ANTEC|THREE HUNDRED ILLUSION
MB-MSI P55-GD55 P55 1156
CPU-INTEL|CORE I5 750 2.66G
PSU-ANTEC|EA750 750W
GPU-X-fired Radeon HD 5770 and MSI Hd5770
MEM- MUSHKIN 2Gx2 and Mushkin Blackline 4Gx2
HD-Seagate Barracuda 750GB,SAMSUNG Spinpoint 1TB
DVD Burner- LITE-ON | IHAS-324-98
CPU COOLER - PROLIMA| MEGAHALEMS REV
WINDOWS 7 64 BIT

 

[danthrax]

You've got a pretty solid rig there. Are you looking to play games at higher FPS or anything specific like that? I would probably look at a SSD.

 

[wolfeking]

In order, I would get a stronger video card. The 5770 is a good one for CF, but I would up it to a 6950 or maybe 2 6950s. Also you might look into a 2500k and P67/Z68 motherboard. I am not sure how much better than yours that is, but it is the single best gaming chip on the planet currently.

I would say that a SSD and 6950 would be your best outcome for $500.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150517
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441
these are both good choices.

 

[claptonman]

You posted a 6970 there, Wolfe. But I agree, that would be a good upgrade. If you want to look into Nvidia, a 570 will be the equivalent to a 6970.

 

[wolfeking]

yea. I thought the 6970 was more expensive, but it fell in there. It would be better, da?

 

[claptonman]

yea. I thought the 6970 was more expensive, but it fell in there. It would be better, da?

Da. And if the OP wants to spend $50 more, he can get a 7950.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150590

 

[caboose73]

You've got a pretty solid rig there. Are you looking to play games at higher FPS or anything specific like that? I would probably look at a SSD.

Ya i want higher FPS and im starting to get into video editing which this does fine but when i start opening multiple windows on the different screen it slows down a little.

 

[wolfeking]

you would see quite an improvement from going to a 6970 or 7950 in that case.

 

[caboose73]

you would see quite an improvement from going to a 6970 or 7950 in that case.

Could i still cross fire a 6970 or 7950 with one of my 5770s?

 

[wolfeking]

no. The cards have to be the same series. It would not be possible at all.

 

[jonnyp11]

I thought video editing and multiple windows would fall under the cpu category, da?

 

[caboose73]

so is the 6970 or 7950 that much better then cross fired 5770s?

 

[wolfeking]

yes. and CPU wise he should be good. The CPU he is running is a pretty strong CPU and is only 1 generation old. No real need to upgrade it. Could probably overclock it if he wanted to with a quality cooler to get better performance.

anyway, a 7950/6970 will far outperform a CF 5770 setup.

 

[caboose73]

Any brand 7950 you guys would recommend ?

 

[byteninja2]

For $500 I would get

2xhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625
or
2xhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161371

1xhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226170

It is a cheap bigger SSD. You could get a smaller faster one. Here is a card comparison:http://www.hwcompare.com/9964/geforce-gtx-550-ti-vs-radeon-hd-6790/

 

[caboose73]

Thats a cool site to be able to compare things side by side and see which is better i think im going to go with the 7950 cause it blows away my 5770 while the other are better but not that much.

 

[claptonman]

Yeah, getting a single 6950/560ti and up will beat 2x 6790 or 2x 550ti easy. 7950 is a good choice.